Railway-tie surfacer and tie-plate gage.



H. WARE. RAILWAY TIE SURFAGER AND TIE PLATE GAGE.

APPLIOATION TILED DEC. 19. 1911.

Patented Mar. 12, 1912.

Witnses Inventor,

r I Attorneys.

I r I HENRY WARE, OF SPRINGVILLE, NEW YORK.

RAILWAY-TIE SURFACER AND TIE-PLATE GAGE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 12, 1912.

Application filed December 19, 1911. Serial No. 666,710.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY \VARE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Spring ville, in the county of Erie and State of New York,have invented Railway-Tie Surfacer and Tie-Plate Gage, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to railway tie surfacers and tie plate gages, andin particularly an improvement of my former Patent, Serial No. 606,851,issued July 5, 1898.

This invention contemplates the provision of a rod having a head at oneend and embodying a surfacer and a tie plate gage, such as shown in thesaid patent, and a head at the other end adapted to cooperate with thetread of one of the rails of a track whereby the ends of the tiesopposite the rail may be leveled and the tie plate set according to thetread of the rail, this invention being adapted especially for use inleveling ties and setting tie plates in railway tracks already laid.

This invention also has for its object to provide means for adjustingthe heads for various track gages and for various heights of rails.

In the structure disclosed in the aforementioned patent, when used inconnection with tracks already laid and to adapt tie plates to suchtracks, one of the heads is adapted to engage the web of one of therails whereby the ends of the ties opposite the said rail may be leveledand the tie plates set in proper position. This has been foundobjectionable in a number of instances, for the reason that the treadsof various rails differ in width and the treads also in becoming wornwould prevent the accurate adj ustment of the tie plates with respect tothe treads, as is necessary to properly set the tie plates in order thatthe other rail when placed thereon will assume the proper track gagewith respect to the aforesaid rail.

In the customary constructions of rails, the webs are generally concavedand the corners rounded, this also raising an objection for the reasonthat if the head bearing against the said web is swung slightly it wouldcause the rod to assume an improper angle relative to the rail, or anangle other than a right angle. These objections have been overcome bythe substitution of a head at one end of the rod which is adapted toseat upon the tread of the rail and to en gage the edge thereof, wherebythe head at a new and useful the other end of the rod embodying thesurfacer and square can be accurately manipulated to level the ties atthe end opposite the said rail and to set the tie plates in properposition.

This invention resides in the novel construction and combination ofparts hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, wherein similar reference characters indicatesimilar parts, and wherein- Figure 1 is a perspective view of thedevice. Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof, as in use. Fig. 3 is an elevationof the device with the improved head removed and a supplemental headsubstituted therefor. Fig. 4: is an enlarged longitudinal section takenthrough the end of the tool bearing the improved head, the head beingshown as applied to the tread of a rail.

Referring specifically to the drawings, 5 designates the bar, the samebeing preferably tubular, and 6 designates generally the head mountedupon one end thereof and constituting the surfaccr 7 and the straightedge 8 at right angles to the surfacer to form therewith a square. Thisrod 5 may be conveniently constructed of gas pipe, in which event theend thereof opposite the head 6 is turned upon a lathe, as designated bythe numeral 11 to provide a smooth surface. A split sleeve 16 isarranged on the end of the rod 5 opposite the head 6 and is adapted toslide upon the reduced portion 11 of the said rod. The rod in the endthereof opposite the head 6 is provided with a transverse elongated slot14, and a bolt 13 is passed through the sleeve 16 and through the saidslot to constrain the sleeve against rotation relative to the rod. Thesplit portion of the sleeve 16 is arranged at the bottom of the rod 5and ears 26 project outwardly or depend from the edges formed by thesaid split. The belt 27 is passed through the cars 26 and has a wing nut25 screw-threaded upon the same to clamp the cars 26 together andthereby contract the sleeve 16 to bind same securely on the rod 5. Thesleeve 16 is also provided with an upstanding or radial finger 19projecting therefrom at the outer end thereof, and the head 12 isadjustably mounted upon the said finger. This head 12 is provided on itsinper side with an eye 20 through which the finger 19 passes, and a wingor set bolt 24 is engaged through the said eye to engage the finger 19and retain the head in any adjusted position to which it is set. Thehead 12 is provided with an angular portion 15 projectingoutwardly fromthe upper end thereof, which angular portion has its outer endbifurcated or forked forming the tines or arms 17, and the said portionis provided with a transverse depending rib 18 at the inner end of thearms 17 As stated above, this device is adapted particularly forleveling ties and setting the tie plates when it is desired to apply t1eplates to tracks already laid, in which event, the rails are removedfrom their normal position by removing the spikes and the ties leveledat one end and the tie plates set on the said ends and then embedded inthe usual manner by means of a beetle or sledge. The said ends of theties may be readily leveled and the tie plates set by the assistance ofthe supplemental head 6' shown in Fig. 3, which corresponds to the head6 and embodies the surfacer 7 and the straight edge 8, the said head 6having the clamp 20 for securing it upon the end of the rod 5. This head6 is substituted for the head 12, and permits of the use of theimplement in the manner fully described in the aforementioned patent,and not necessary to describe in detail in this application. The rail 23is then laid upon the tie plate 22 embedded in the end of the tie 21,and the spikes then driven to secure the rail in position upon the tieplate. The head 6 is then removed and the head 12 mounted upon the endof the rod 5, by inserting the end of the rod through the sleeve 16,thebolt 13 having been removed. The bolt 13 is then passed through thesleeve and through the slot 14 to constrain the head against rotationand to retain the head in proper position relative to the surfacer 7,but permitting the head to be adjusted longitudinally. This head 12 isthen adjusted relative to the surfacer 7 according to the track gage andby the assistance of a series of graduations on the rod 5. The head 12is then adjusted upon the finger 19 radially of the rod 5 to accommodatethe height of the rail, and the arms 17 are then seat-ed upon the treadof the rail to bring the rib 18 against the inner edge thereof,whereupon the surfacer 7 may be applied to the opposite end of the tieto assist in the end of the tie being properly leveled by means of anadze. After the said end of the tie has been leveled, the bolt 13 isremoved and the head 6 swung to bring the edges 9 and 10 of the straightedge 8 and the surfacer 7, respectively, against the previously leveledportion of the tie. The tie plate 22 is then set by means of the squareformed by the surfacer 7 and straight edge 8, and after removing theimplement, the tie plate is embedded and the other rail may then beapplied over the said tie plate and the spikes driven. In this manner,it will be seenthat the ends of the ties opposite one rail secured uponthe ties may be readily leveled and the tie plates set, using the treadof the rail as a standard, and therefore setting the tie plates withaccuracy and precision.

If the implement is to be used for one standard height of rail, thehead12 may be made rigid relative to the finger 19, but for universalpurposes it is essential that the head 12 is adjustable radially of the.rod 5 to accommodate the various heights of rail. By the provision ofthe bolt 13 passed through the sleeve 16 and through the slot 14 in therod 5, the surfacer 7 will be constrained against accidentaldisplacement from its proper position when leveling the ties, due tocarelessness on the part of the workmen, or other causes. It is alsoapparent that this implement may be used in connection with variousrails having treads of different widths, and also in connection withrails that have been in use and the treads thereof partially worn away,to accurately set the tie plates at the opposite ends of the ties tobring the inner edge of the rail being set to the proper track gagerelative to the tread of the rail al-- ready in position. The heads 12and 6 are also interchangeable to permit of the use of the implement forleveling ties of tracks which are being laid and for leveling the tiesof tracks already laid and setting the tie plates.

The objects aimed at are in the above manner efficiently attained, andan implement constructed in accordance with the present invention iscomparatively simple and inexpensive to manufacture, and in use is bothserviceable and efiicient, it being understood that the device issusceptible of alteration in its details Within the scope of theappended claims, Without departing from the spirit of the invention.

What is claimed as new is:

1. In a railway tie surfacer and tie plate gage, a rod, a head mountedon one end thereof including a surfacer and a square for setting the tieplates, and a head mounted on the other end of the rod and adaptedtopngage the top and edge of the tread of a rai 2. In a railway tiesurfacer and tie plate gage, a rod, a head mounted on one end thereofand having a surfacer for leveling the ties and a square for setting thetie plates, and a head mounted on the other end of the rod having anangular portion to set on the tread of a rail and a portion dependingtherefrom to engage the edge of the tread.

3. In a railway tie surfacer and tie plate gage, a rod, a head mountedon one end thereof and having a surfacer for leveling the ties and asquare for setting the tie plates, and a head mounted on the other'endof the rod adapted to engage the top and edge of the tread of a rail,one of the heads being adjustable radially of the rod.

4. In a railway tie surfacer and tie plate gage, a rod, a head mountedon one end thereof and having a surfacer for leveling the ties and asquare for setting the tie plates, and a head mounted on the other endof the rod adjustable radially and longitudinally of the rod and adaptedto engage the top and edge of the tread of a rail.

5. In a railway tie surfacer and tie plate gage, a rod, a head mountedon one end thereof and having a surfacer for leveling the ties and asquare for setting the tie plates, a member adjustably mounted on the asleeve having a other end of the rod, and a head carried by the saidmember and adjustable radially of the rod and adapted to engage the topand edge of the tread of a rail.

6. In a device of the character described, radial finger projectingtherefrom, and a head adjustably mounted on the said finger and havingan angular portion to seat upon the tread of a rail and a portiondepending therefrom to engage the edge of the tread.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto atfixedmy signa ture in the presence of two Witnesses.

ARNOLD L. NEUBACH, IRA H. VAIL.

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Washington, D. G.

